The Hague, 28 Januari 2008 - Last week, in the presence of Minister Cramer of Housing, the logo HERE was awarded to Sun Microsystems, the Sun Ray energy efficient systems. Simultaneously also  LOXO Consulting Services and cards ICT Solutions received as the first partners of Sun certification HERE.

The Climate Campaign HERE is an initiative of more than forty civil society organizations working for the Dutch awareness of energy consumption and its impact on climate change. HERE The logo is only given to products by using independent testing, proven energy efficient than comparable products.

Minister Jacqueline Cramer welcomed these initiatives wholeheartedly / she gave the hope that more businesses use energy efficient products and develop beyond the ICT sector. Because these innovations are a part of the solution, besides behavior. With this initiative, the Minister launched the massive savings within the ICT sector.

Sun Ray to save 80%

"The commitment, the passion and the strength of our partner LOXO execution has played an important role in obtaining the logo HERE for the Sun Ray" says Martin ter Dorst Horst, Managing Director Sun Microsystems Netherlands.

Marja Exalto-Sijbrands, director of LOXO Consultancy Services adds: "Together with cards ICT Solutions, a Sun Principal Partner, we implement the Sun Ray system for a number of years , and we know so well what energy savings with this system can be achieved. In a time when awareness of energy is increasingly important in the ICT sector can not stay behind. However companies  have to do with dependencies of choices from the past. This short term limit the freedom to choose a solution that benefits the environment comes. Starting in the workplace is the simplest solution. Of all ICT components it is the most polluting PC workstations (40% of the total energy consumption ICT). The Sun Ray offers organizations an opportunity we should not let pass.

Erik Burghoorn, director of cards ICT Solutions, sees that more and more companies take the environment as a decision factor in their choice of ICT. "It's about energy and sustainability. The Sun Ray offers more than just energy companies. It helps in lowering the total cost workplace, offering greater choice of applications, increased system security in multiple ways and take care, expenses and uncertainties, which Other devices work entail. "HERE is the Sun Ray" is an important starting cards ICT Solutions to businesses to encourage a responsible ICT-choice for the future.